Soul on the Rocks

by The Isley Brothers

Soul on the Rocks cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 September 1967
  • Label: Tamla
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:30
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: The Temptations, Norman Whitfield

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as their final album for Motown's Tamla imprint, 'Soul on the Rocks' captures The Isley Brothers straining against the label's restrictive hit-making formulas. While featuring classic Holland-Dozier-Holland compositions, the group imbued the tracks with a grittier vocal intensity that hinted at their impending independent funk era. Unhappy with their standing at the label, they soon departed to establish their own legendary T-Neck Records.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, soulful, orchestral, vocal-group, harmonies, vocal, rhythmic, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Got To Have You Back (2:53)
  2. That's The Way Love Is (2:19)
  3. Whispers (Gettin' Louder) (2:09)
  4. Tell Me It's Just A Rumor Baby (3:10)
  5. One Too Many Heartaches (2:15)
  6. It's Out Of The Question (2:43)
  7. Why When Love Is Gone (2:34)
  8. Save Me From This Misery (2:28)
  9. Little Miss Sweetness (2:59)
  10. Good Things (2:40)
  11. Catching Up On Time (2:30)
  12. Behind A Painted Smile (2:45)

Credits

  • The Temptations - primary artist
  • Whitfield-Strong - written-by
  • Lennon-McCartney - written-by
  • O'Kelly Isley Jr. - written-by
  • Ronald Isley - written-by
  • Rudolph Isley - written-by
  • Bobby Russell - written-by
  • Roger Penzabene - written-by

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